So fat I'm uncomfortable

[sparklefarts]

So I'm 5'7 and weigh 16 stone 10.

Its become ridiculous. When I sit down I feel so uncomfortable with my tummy all rolling up, I feel like my insides have no space. I've been bigger than this but didn't feel like this. Anyone else ever feel like there's no space in their body? Mainly around my ribs. I think it's worse when my bras off.

Anywho, I feel stuck. I am struggling so hard to find motivation to shift this.

Hiw do you get motivated?
Relaxing on the sofa with some food is just my favourite thing to do, I'm struggling to find energy to want to do anything else..

Sorry for the rambling, not really sure what I want/expect reply wise. Just felt I needed to say it out loud, maybe it'll shame me into doing something..

Not in the zone at all when it comes to food, or exercise. I keep buying 'my last treat' and then oh fuck it, I'll start tomoro. But tomoro never comes! And I've got a cold, and night shifts coming up :(
I found a boot camp, but it's on the days I work. Feel like I'm destined to be fat forever! Keep waiting for something to click and it doesn't, I just keep eating!

I would like to be fit enough to cycle to work and back comfortably (so not arriving sweaty and exhausted) to work and back. It's 12 miles each way.

Just had my lunch for under 200 cals, chopped up salad, peppers, beetroot, pickles and 4 slices of honey roast ham at 20 cals a slice. Never thought I'd be full and satisfied eating salad but I really am, and to think that most bags of crisps are over a 100 cals!

vertical I am in the same boat as you.

I feel like I've let you Al down today. I started well with a banana, Bran flakes and blueberries. Homemade soup for lunch. But I've got pmt really bad and I cracked. Two packs of CRISPS and two chocolate bars.
Sorry everyone.

I shall dust myself down and start again (again!)

Sparkle, I've also failed today. Chips with lunch, pizza for tea and some Mini Eggs.

We've been having a major spring clean including several "cupboards of doom" and I'm under the weather. My heart's just not in it today.

Vertical we've all been there (time and time again in my case!), even one less snack a day is a good start

A friend of mine who has lost 10st (and maintained it for 5 years and counting) told me that the biggest thing she changed was her mindset. Don't focus on losing weight, getting fit and cutting down but break it into bits. Start off eating a little bit less of what you normally eat (of you always have 2 packs of crisps just have 1 etc) and over time swap one of those things for something a bit healthier and you will gradually find it balances out.

It makes sense and it's what i'm working by as i quickly get fed up counting/weighing/craving stuff!

Bloody hell Paddy i think Chris Hoy would be sweaty mess cycling 24 miles everyday! Well done on surviving that, i can barely do a mile :o

Baileys that sounds lovely, surprising how filling salad is really.

Sparkle you haven't let anyone down! Dust yourself off and get back to it :)

Today I had:
Greek yogurt, pineapple and oats
Lentil and bacon soup
Chicken burger with cheese and fries
20 pistachios

Steps 10,250.

Mellina ** I can't do it yet, that's my goal!

Well done for posting your pic, you're braver than me! Have you got a picture in your mind of what your first mini goal would be? I lose 2 stone with Weight Watchers and not looked back since, what most of it taught me was how to make sensible swaps rather than depriving myself xx

Haha Paddy, I'd still be chuffed to arrive a sweaty mess (or indeed able to breathe). I cycled with DD on the back to nursery last month, 1.5 miles and her teacher opened the door in a panic and asked me if i was okay offering me a drink :o

Melina I've been sticking to vegetables and protein. Can't kick the wine though.

Well hello all, glad to hear we're not all perfect, I had crisps too last night but they were blooming lovely! I like the sound of your pal's mind set change Melina that's what I want to be like. So on that note I am getting off the bus early to get a walk in and have nice fruit to snack on at work today instead of junk. Have a good day everyone!

Can I join.? Desperately need inspiration to lose at least 3 stone. I keep starting again and then having a treat and giving up. I know what I should eat why can't I do it? I'm suffering a lot of joint pain at the moment and I know losing weight would make a difference but even that doesn't seem to be enough to change my mindset.

Evening all.

Keeplookingup, well done! All the small things add up surely.

Hi GreyandGrumpy :). I think we all seem to be in the same boat with the false starts don't we? Part of the reason I'm determined this time too is because of my bad back which eased off when I did manage to lose weight but you're right sometimes it's just not enough to keep us motivated.

Hows everyone's day been? I had training at work today and done loads of walking so feet are killing me!

Today I've had:
Porridge, raspberries, blueberries and honey
Ham, cheese and cucumber sandwich and yogurt drink
Baked sweet potato, chilli and cheese
Hot chocolate

Steps: 16,400

I'm giving in and having a take away as a treat tonight, need something to look forward to Been at the park all day and took a picnic for the kids and didn't eat any of it, but now I'm exhausted and starving x

im on night shift. its deadly! carb day, including 4 hot cross buns so far! (but thats across the whole day, and it is now 3am)
and all i'll do tomoro is sleep and eat. I know routine is meant to help eating habits, but how to do that when shift work and toddler causes chaos?!

Vertical, that is a hard one :(

Do you get a chance to sleep after shift?

I used to do nights and found i need a good routine for my sanity! I would get home at 7.30 and walk with DS to nursery then home for breakfast and sleep until 3.30pm. Get up showered, pick up DS and home for dinner then sorted to go again.

Can you take snacks/"lunch" with you for a pick me up through the night? I used to take pot noodles, crisps and chocolate for 3am (no guesses why i'm fat really!) but you could take healthier stuff obviously.

Hats off to you though, i did it for a year and it played havoc with my sleep pattern.

paddupants -a 12 mile cycle daily is pretty impressive. I like to cycle but i gond it a bit like swimming - i just tootle along too slowly

I only do 1 a week, rest are 7-4 or 2-11 shifts so hard to keep a pattern. And we'd run out of sweeteners last night so I had sugar :(
It's hard coz I eat when I'm happy, sad, tired, rested, at work. Any excuse!

Evening all, his it going?

Thought i was going to have a wobbler today but managed to stay (mainly) on track, although dinner was a bit bigger than i needed i think as i still feel full 4 hours later :D

Today's food
Toast and boiled egg
Lentil soup
Sweet chilli noodles & veg with tuna steak
10 small pickled onions and 6 sugar free butterscotch sweets because i felt the urge to pick

Steps: 14, 657

Oh no I feel like I'm letting the team down. Had a big fat dirty chocolate brownie at work today then scoffed a leftover traybake that one of my colleagues didn't want, then brought the kiddoes to Burger King and scoffed chilli cheese bites and leftover fries. Now having large g&t and crisps.
BUT tomorrow is a new day, I am planning a gym trip in a.m as I'm off work and got a grocery order delivered so plan to make soup and lovely home cooked stuff.
Have had a crappy cold the last few days so didn't feel 100%.
Hope everyone is doing well.

I've had
-Weetabix and skimmed milk
-Salad and ham
-low fat soup

I'm getting quite hungry now but going to bed soon to stop myself snacking

Omfg so it would appear that today i have "bonked" This is a thing apparently! !

Had an amazing bike ride with dp and we over did it on both the distance and the terrain -small hills that felt like mount fecking everest.

resulted in major adrenaline fueled panic attack and a bit of a meltdiwn.

tbh im really confused. Am on ridiculous low cal diet 1400 kcal a day. constantly starving but then think right hammer the exercise but to be honest the sheep in the fields were looking worried at how i was eying them up today.

can't do right for doing wrong STILL pretty much on a net gain this week and now craving carbs like a crack addict

I'm feeling crappy and disheartened today, I've been stuck on 10st for 5 days and most days I haven't even eaten more than 500 cals. At first I thought it was rubbish that people said the depo jab can make it harder to lose weight, but now I believe it because every time I've done this diet before I've lost an average of a pound a day. I feel like I'm practically starving myself for nothing

LEM :o at the starey sheep!

Well done on the bike ride, if you're constantly starving could you pick at fruit or something? I'm a great believer in listening to your body if it's telling you something, it's just reaching for the healthy stuff that's the problem in my case haha.

Bailey's 500 cals is waaay too low and won't sustain your body in the long run, it'll cling onto the fat rather than burning it off. i know it sounds crazy but try eating more. I think the lowest recommend is 1200.

I know it's really low but I have been having full meals, like if I have chicken for tea I'll have a load of veg with it, and in the day some meat with loads of salad, beetroot, pickles etc, I feel like I'm eating enough food but it's just low calorie